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hexe_19's review against another edition
challenging
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5.0
escruby's review against another edition
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5.0
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Really interesting but would've loved a bit more history stuff opposed to so much sociology. Have actually retained a lot of the information I read about though which is pretty cool.
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Prachtig boeken en heel hard verwarmen! Ik raad iedereen aan om dit boek te lezen. Optimistisch en realistisch ;)
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maudalorian's review against another edition
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I think this book might be a good introduction for readers who are completely new to the topic. I really wanted to love it, but the repetitive and signposting-heavy writing got on my nerves pretty early on.
I'm extremely on board with the idea that the Agricultural Revolution was possibly the worst mistake in the history of the human race, and capitalism the second worst. But Bregman's mostly anecdotal evidence didn't manage to convince me that it's possible for society to escape this trap of our own making, and his glaring omission of gender-based violence didn't help. So I guess this book didn't leave me feeling as hopeful as I'd hoped.
I enjoyed the snarky debunking of a good 80% of the Introduction to Social Psychology textbook I was assigned over a decade ago, and I was touched by the "survival of the friendliest" theory.
I'm extremely on board with the idea that the Agricultural Revolution was possibly the worst mistake in the history of the human race, and capitalism the second worst. But Bregman's mostly anecdotal evidence didn't manage to convince me that it's possible for society to escape this trap of our own making, and his glaring omission of gender-based violence didn't help. So I guess this book didn't leave me feeling as hopeful as I'd hoped.
I enjoyed the snarky debunking of a good 80% of the Introduction to Social Psychology textbook I was assigned over a decade ago, and I was touched by the "survival of the friendliest" theory.